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Summer 2019 | POL 3835 Section 001: International Relations (82971)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session06/10/2019 - 08/02/2019Mon, Wed 09:00AM - 11:30AMUMTC, West BankCarlson School of Management L-118
- Enrollment Status:
- Open (16 of 25 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Why do countries go to war? Are individuals, organizations, and states driven by their interests or their ideas? What role does power play in international relations and is there any role for justice in global politics? Do international laws and transnational advocacy groups matter in a world dominated by powerful states? Whose interests are served by a globalizing world economy? These questions are central to the study of international relations, yet different theoretical approaches have been developed in an attempt to answer them. Often these approaches disagree with one another, leading to markedly different policy prescriptions and predictions for future events. This course provides the conceptual and theoretical means for analyzing these issues, processes, and events in international politics. By the end of this class, you will be able to understand the assumptions, the logics, and the implications of major theories and concepts of international relations. These include realism and neorealism, liberalism and liberal institutionalism, constructivism, feminism, Marxism, and critical theory. A special effort is made to relate the course material to world events, developments, or conflicts in the past decade or so.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?munha009+POL3835+Summer2019
- Class Description:
- Why do wars happen? How do states engage in conflict and cooperation? What roles do race, gender and sexuality play in international relations? How has the "War on Terror" shaped international order? This course provides theoretical and conceptual tools to analyze these questions and issues that shape everyday lives of people from New York to Moscow to Beirut and Shanghai. The first part of the course will introduce students to the main theories in International Relations while the second part of the course will engage students with specific topics such as causes of war, international migration and political borders, humanitarianism and intervention, militarization and human rights.
- Who Should Take This Class?:
- This course is open to all students. You don't have to be a political science major to take this course. International politics affect our everyday lives no matter what we do and where we live.The time when citizens of any country could ignore international relations has long since passed. This course engages students with issues and matters that are contemporary and relevant while situating them within historical and theoretical context.
- Learning Objectives:
- Students who complete this course will gain a better understanding of why and how things happen in international relations. They will be able to critically analyze scholarly and popular articles, and by the end of the term should be able to develop and articulate their own views on current and historical events in international relations. They should be able to apply analytical frameworks and tools to understand the political world.
- Grading:
- No exams. Students' progress will be evaluated through:1. Two short papers (2-3 pages each)- 20%2. One oral presentation (Each student is required to give one oral presentation during the course of the semester. These presentations will be short (8-10 minutes), and will require students to take sides on clashing views in international relations. Students will be provided with a list of potential topics or they can present on a topic of their own choosing)- 20%3. Final Paper (6-7 pages)- 40%4. Being present (attendance and participation) - 20%
- Exam Format:
- No exams.
- Class Format:
- 50% lecture and 50% discussion, films and in-class activities. Students will be provided with free access to electronic version of the text book. Other course materials will be posted on Canvas.
- Workload:
- 50-80 pages reading per week
2 Short Papers
1 Final paper1 Oral presentation - Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82971/1195
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/march122_POL3835_Spring2019.docx (Spring 2019)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 5 April 2019
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